The Most Rev. Shaun McCann, STL, OTSJ – Rector

Originally consecrated on December 22nd, 2002 as Bishop of Alberta, Shaun McCann was shortly thereafter elevated to Patriarch and Primate of the Apostolic Johannite Church and has served faithfully in that role since June 23rd, 2003.

Since that time, Shaun McCann as Iohannes IV has led the Church through two decades of growth and development including expanding the Johannite Church to numerous centres across several countries, writing the All Saints Accord, establishing St. Raphael the Archangel Theological Seminary, redesigning the Priesthood Formation Program, producing a new edition of the Sacramentary, overseeing the translation and publication of the Levitikon: The Gospels according to the Primitive Church, as well as initiating and establishing the Church’s online educational media. He has also directed the formation of numerous clerics and lay leaders, and presided over almost two decades of Conclaves, the annual gathering of Johannites from around the world.

He is a dedicated student of the Western Mystery Tradition, having been recognized as a Master of the Temple in the Ordo Sacrae Flammae and served previously as Grand Master of the Friary. He is also an Initiate and Chevalier in several Knights Templar and other Chivalric lineages, as well as a Martinist Free Initiator, Chevalier Bienfaisant de la Cité Sainte, Elus Coen, Master Mason, and a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids in the Druid Grade, among others.

In addition to formation and esoteric study, he has also done secular training in Mental Health and Trauma Counselling, Sophrology and Mindfulness as well as in Non-Profit and Board Governance and is an avid reader of history, and enjoys writing and playing music when time allows, which is pretty much never.

Bishop McCann has served with the Parish of St. Joseph since January 2002

The Rev. Mother Angie Wisk-Nowell, MBA, STL – Assistant Minister

Angie has been fascinated by spirituality throughout her life. She has explored various forms of Christianity, including Evangelical, Mysticism, and Gnosticism. Angie is inspired by Female Mystics writers from through the centuries ranging from Julian of Norwich to the modern Mystic Bernadette Roberts. Her main esoteric interests lie in Traditional Astrology and Tarot.

In addition to the enjoyable aspects of spiritual life, Angie and her spouse are cult survivors. From this challenging experience, she is passionate about exploring what aspects of spiritual life can lead to community cultic dynamics. Additionally, she is continuously exploring ways to embrace a full spiritual life within a community while maintaining each individual’s dignity and autonomy.

Angie has been a member of the Parish of St. Joseph of Arimathea since 2017. She achieved ordination to the Diaconate in September 2020 and to the Priesthood in 2023.

Angie holds a B.A. in History and an MBA and lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her husband and two children.